Daphne Guinness: Undressed

directed by brennan stasiewicz (creative exchange):

“featuring intimate footage of the icon at her fifth avenue apartment, the short follows the eccentric fashion patron and socialite as she prepares for her recent installation in the windows of barneys new york. the storefront showcased her collection of pieces by designer lee alexander mcqueen and a selection from the archive of fashion editor isabella blow, which guinness purchased in its entirety last year. the display culminated in a performance art piece in which guinness dressed for the met ball in one of the flagship’s windows, modeling a lilac feathered gown designed by mcqueen’s sarah burton. “she appears to me as someone always in a window,” says stasiewicz. “someone you can approach and see, but you remain on the other side.” this year brings a multitude of projects for the heiress: her sculptural armored glove collaboration with jeweler shaun leane (pictured in today’s film) will be exhibited by jay jopling in a private viewing in london later this month; and in september a retrospective at the museum at the fashion institute of technology will pay homage to her style. “daphne is someone to take pleasure in, and in many ways, someone who incites moments of wonder,” says stasiewicz. by dd

CATEGORIES: clips, fashion

motown: martha and the vandellas


while we are on that topic, here’s another great clip. more than the song, i love the way they move in the first 50 seconds, so damn breezy and cool. just standing, their feet never move. i’m practicing this starting tomorrow morning… coffee and cigarette in hand. by dd

CATEGORIES: clips, music

punk as shit: this cat rocks

neither sid vicious nor johnny rotten could ever break the rules and be this calm & cool about it. this kitty belongs on catorialist, better yet in the rock & roll hall of fame, if he’s not in there already.  by pr

CATEGORIES: eye candy

dov charney: american apparel ads inner workings

 

o.k. this one above is really hilarious! i mean, what the hell is this?

we’re not exactly the vatican or the women’s front over here, and we have no problem with nudity or political incorrectness, but there is something called taste. unfortunately, you cant buy it in LA. i saw this and had to laugh. i must say dov charney has really set a new standard on how low a company will go to sell you environmentally friendly, american made, t-shirts. he makes olivier zahm look like a gentleman. the one nice thing about dov is that not only he poorly rips off terry richardson, both in appearance and exquisite know-how on the inner working of the art of photography, he proudly panders his co-workers into modeling for him. i wonder when will sexual misconduct knock on his door? maybe after the woody allen law suit finally settles over. at least terry to me, is honest and himself, a true artist you can love or hate but this… is pure bullshit… and there is a world of difference. by xy

CATEGORIES: fashion, naughty stuff